Status: 11/01/2022 3:19 p.m
As a member of the “Migos” trio, he had his breakthrough in 2013 – now the US rapper Takeoff has been shot. The scene of the crime is said to have been a Houston bowling center. He was only 28 years old.
According to a media report, the US rapper Takeoff has been shot dead. The 28-year-old member of the rap trio “Migos” was shot in a bowling club in the Texan city of Houston on Tuesday night, a representative of the AP news agency confirmed. The celebrity portal “TMZ” had previously reported about it.
The musician, whose real name is Kirshnik Khari Ball, was with his bandmate Quavo when a dispute broke out, reported “TMZ”. Someone then opened fire. The incident happened around 2:30 a.m. (local time; 8:30 a.m. CET).
The Houston police confirmed that a person had been shot during the night, but initially did not provide information on the identity of the victim. Accordingly, two injured were taken to hospitals by car.
Breakthrough with “Versace”
Migos made the big breakthrough in 2013 with the hit “Versace”. In 2016, the band from Atlanta, known for the rap genre trap, landed their first number 1 hit with the song “Bad and Boujee”. The debut album “Yung Rich Nation” in 2015 was followed by “Culture”, “Culture II” and “Culture III”.